Wow - that was taking the prompt to the brink! I enjoyed this fic a lot. Not only do we see how haunted Rodney, Teyla and Ronon are with almost losing John but we also see their efforts to reaffirm friendship, family, life, loyalty and to help John cope as well. We never see John's POV, but I loved seeing the little subtle responses from John and how he tries to reassure his team. Thanks for this. It's not often one of our main characters die in a fic and although this death wasn't permanent, I loved seeing the team try to right themselves again. On an off note, DID we ever see what Teyla said to John that night on PMX-215... :)

great story, I liked how you structured it all. The paralells with our idea of leathal injection and preoccupation with humane ways of killing people and animals in society made it all the more freaky to read.

I love story's that are written like this. Not everything is spelled out until the very end. However sometimes they work and sometimes they don't.

This works beautifully I love the way you started and ended ... even the Woolsey bit at the end.

Damn, that was intense. Very in-character reactions from everyone, I liked the way the story jumped around and the way they all chose to go about healing themselves. Of course, I was most stoked about Ronon, but that's just cuz he's my fave. Great fic.

pj

What striking contrasts! I tried to decide which I liked best to counteract the horrendous memories the team must have. But they were all amazing in their own right. You chose events which reached their souls and eradicated nightmares that had gripped them in a tortuous hold.

Wow! That was so harrowing - I got chills reading how the executioners were calmly and methodically preparing to kill Sheppard, contrasted with the furious helplessness of his team. Well done! Thanks for sharing.

Wonderful story! I really enjoyed reading it! :D

yeah i think something like this would be awful hard to put behind you .

Very very good! I love getting the entire teams reaction, their ways of trying to cope.

Thank you

you're so mean. I love the story, the buildup and how every persons pov was so freakin perfect

Excellent descriptive prose. I could almost SEE the dance Teyla brought her menfolk to share in and hear the rhythm of the drums, the coldness of the water at the blessing of her son and also the coldness but exhilaration as Rodney learned to surf. And then the heat as Ronan endured and conquered the challenge on the volcano.

But most of all I could really see and feel the emotional rollercoaster they all went through as they first watched John's execution and then tried to come to terms with the fact that he'd been saved.

Very well paced, and with the reveal not until the last segment, well done.

This story was very well written and dealt with the team's reactions in character but I have one nit pick. Wouldn't it have been cool to actually indicate what offence had been committed in the first place? - Ali D
SHEPPARD: "We can name it later"

SO EXCELLENT! How do you keep doing this?...and, PLEASE, don't ever stop. I love your prolific imagination. More, please, (I'm greedy, and darn proud of it.) Thank you so much and God bless you.

Excellent story - like the different points of view. Thanks.